Moufida Tlatli | |
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مفيدة التلاتلي | |
Born | |
Died | 7 February 2021 | (aged 73)
Nationality | Tunisian |
Alma mater | Institut des hautes études cinématographiques |
Occupations |
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Years active | 1970–2021 |
Notable work | The Silences of the Palace |
Moufida Tlatli ( Tunisian Arabic: مفيدة التلاتلي; 4 August 1947 – 7 February 2021) was a Tunisian film director, screenwriter, and editor. [1] [2] [3] [4] She is best known for her breakthrough film The Silences of the Palace, [5] [6] [7] [8] which won several international awards and was praised by critics. She made two more well received movies, The Season of Men [9] [10] and Nadia and Sarra.
Moufida Tlatli was born in Sidi Bou Said, a suburb of the capital Tunis, on 4 August 1947. Her interest in cinema was piqued by her philosophy teacher. [11] She moved to Paris in 1965, where she studied film editing and screenplay at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. [12] She subsequently went back to Tunisia in 1972 and started off as a film editor. [12] [13] One of the notable films she edited was Halfaouine Child of the Terraces (1990) by Férid Boughedir. [12]
Moufida Tlatli made her directorial debut with The Silences of the Palace (1994). She drew inspiration for the film from the challenging experiences her mother endured as an Arab woman. [13] The film was acclaimed critically and won several awards: Cannes Film Festival's Golden Camera, the Carthage Film Festival's Golden Tanit, British Film Institute's Sutherland Trophy, Toronto Film Festival's International Critics' Award, and Istanbul International Film Festival's Golden Tulip. [12] It was later categorized as one of the ten best films from Africa by film director and critic Mark Cousins in September 2012. [14]
The second film Moufida Tlatli directed, The Season of Men (2000), was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival that year. [15] It was awarded the Grand Prix by the Arab World Institute, as well as awards at film festivals held in Namur, Valencia, Torino, and Stuttgart. [12] She subsequently sat as a juror of the Cannes Film Festival. She became only the second director from the Maghreb to do so, after Boughedir one decade before. [16] Her third and final film, Nadia and Sarra (2004), featured Palestinian actor–director Hiam Abbass in the title role. [13]
Tlatli was appointed as Minister of Culture by Tunisia's provisional government in 2011, following the Tunisian Revolution and the ousting of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. [13] [17]
Tlatli died of COVID-19 on 7 February 2021, at age 73. [13] She was survived by her husband, Mohamed Tlatli, her daughter Selima Chaffai and son, Walid, and five grandchildren. [18]
Year | Title | Reference |
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2004 | Nadia and Sarra | [19] |
2000 | The Season of Men | [19] |
1994 | The Silences of the Palace | [19] |
1994 | The Fire Dance | [20] |
1990 | Halfaouine Child of the Terraces | [19] |
1990 | The Song of The Rock | [21] [19] |
1989 | Leila's My Reason | [19] |
1988 | The Trace | [19] |
1987 | Arab Camera | [19] |
1986 | Arab | [22] |
1984 | Wanderers of The Desert | [19] |
1983 | Crossings | [23] |
1982 | Shadows of The Earth | [22] [23] |
1980 | Aziza | [22] [23] |
1979 | Nahla | [19] |
1978 | A Ball and Dreams | [22] |
1977 | Omar Katlato | [22] |
1975 | Fatma 75 | [22] [23] |
1974 | A People's Victory | [24] |
1974 | Sajnène | [23] |
1972 | In The Land of Trannani | [22] |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2004 | Nadia and Sarra | [19] |
2000 | The Season of Men | [19] [25] [26] [27] |
1994 | The Silences of the Palace | [19] [28] [29] |
Year | Title | Notes |
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2004 | Nadia and Sarra | [19] |
2000 | The Season of Men | [21] [19] |
1994 | The Silences of the Palace | [19] |
Moufida Tlatli | |
---|---|
مفيدة التلاتلي | |
Born | |
Died | 7 February 2021 | (aged 73)
Nationality | Tunisian |
Alma mater | Institut des hautes études cinématographiques |
Occupations |
|
Years active | 1970–2021 |
Notable work | The Silences of the Palace |
Moufida Tlatli ( Tunisian Arabic: مفيدة التلاتلي; 4 August 1947 – 7 February 2021) was a Tunisian film director, screenwriter, and editor. [1] [2] [3] [4] She is best known for her breakthrough film The Silences of the Palace, [5] [6] [7] [8] which won several international awards and was praised by critics. She made two more well received movies, The Season of Men [9] [10] and Nadia and Sarra.
Moufida Tlatli was born in Sidi Bou Said, a suburb of the capital Tunis, on 4 August 1947. Her interest in cinema was piqued by her philosophy teacher. [11] She moved to Paris in 1965, where she studied film editing and screenplay at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques. [12] She subsequently went back to Tunisia in 1972 and started off as a film editor. [12] [13] One of the notable films she edited was Halfaouine Child of the Terraces (1990) by Férid Boughedir. [12]
Moufida Tlatli made her directorial debut with The Silences of the Palace (1994). She drew inspiration for the film from the challenging experiences her mother endured as an Arab woman. [13] The film was acclaimed critically and won several awards: Cannes Film Festival's Golden Camera, the Carthage Film Festival's Golden Tanit, British Film Institute's Sutherland Trophy, Toronto Film Festival's International Critics' Award, and Istanbul International Film Festival's Golden Tulip. [12] It was later categorized as one of the ten best films from Africa by film director and critic Mark Cousins in September 2012. [14]
The second film Moufida Tlatli directed, The Season of Men (2000), was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the Cannes Film Festival that year. [15] It was awarded the Grand Prix by the Arab World Institute, as well as awards at film festivals held in Namur, Valencia, Torino, and Stuttgart. [12] She subsequently sat as a juror of the Cannes Film Festival. She became only the second director from the Maghreb to do so, after Boughedir one decade before. [16] Her third and final film, Nadia and Sarra (2004), featured Palestinian actor–director Hiam Abbass in the title role. [13]
Tlatli was appointed as Minister of Culture by Tunisia's provisional government in 2011, following the Tunisian Revolution and the ousting of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. [13] [17]
Tlatli died of COVID-19 on 7 February 2021, at age 73. [13] She was survived by her husband, Mohamed Tlatli, her daughter Selima Chaffai and son, Walid, and five grandchildren. [18]
Year | Title | Reference |
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2004 | Nadia and Sarra | [19] |
2000 | The Season of Men | [19] |
1994 | The Silences of the Palace | [19] |
1994 | The Fire Dance | [20] |
1990 | Halfaouine Child of the Terraces | [19] |
1990 | The Song of The Rock | [21] [19] |
1989 | Leila's My Reason | [19] |
1988 | The Trace | [19] |
1987 | Arab Camera | [19] |
1986 | Arab | [22] |
1984 | Wanderers of The Desert | [19] |
1983 | Crossings | [23] |
1982 | Shadows of The Earth | [22] [23] |
1980 | Aziza | [22] [23] |
1979 | Nahla | [19] |
1978 | A Ball and Dreams | [22] |
1977 | Omar Katlato | [22] |
1975 | Fatma 75 | [22] [23] |
1974 | A People's Victory | [24] |
1974 | Sajnène | [23] |
1972 | In The Land of Trannani | [22] |
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
2004 | Nadia and Sarra | [19] |
2000 | The Season of Men | [19] [25] [26] [27] |
1994 | The Silences of the Palace | [19] [28] [29] |
Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
2004 | Nadia and Sarra | [19] |
2000 | The Season of Men | [21] [19] |
1994 | The Silences of the Palace | [19] |